General philosophy

General philosophy

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centralisation and decentralisation

Philosophy; General philosophy

Centralization (or centralism) is the process or policy of concentrating communications and decision-making in a single "nerve center". The term dates from the 18th century when it was used in ...

certainty

Philosophy; General philosophy

Descartes sought to build knowledge on the basis of certainty, with no room for doubt. Although the project as a whole, as well as its detail, has been contested, certainty remains an ideal for many ...

certitude

Philosophy; General philosophy

The mental state in which the mind gives a firm assent to a judgment without fear of the possibility of error, due to recognized valid reasons.

ceteris paribus

Philosophy; General philosophy

Latin expression for "other things being equal." The term is used in economic analysis when the analyst wants to focus on explaining the effect of changes in one (independent) variable on changes in ...

challenge study

Philosophy; General philosophy

Studies in which researchers intentionally give subject/patients pharmacological agents in order to induce and study psychiatric symptomology.

Champollion Jean Francios

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1790-1832) French Egyptologist. He read Arabic, Persian, and Sanskrit as well as ancient Egyptian and it was he who learned the secret of the hieroglyphic inscriptions. His biographer Harteben ...